Brad Wanamaker's Warriors Salary Is Just 5% Of Steph Curry's Pay

New Golden State Warrior player Brad Wanamaker is receiving a paltry salary to join the team. How much is he making compared to superstar Stephen Curry?

Free agent Wanamaker agreed to play for the Warriors for $2.25 million, his agent, Steve McCaskill, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. But what he is set to make in his one-year deal pales in comparison to what Curry will get this season. The three-time NBA champion’s salary for the 2020-2021 season is $43 million.

In the last year of his contract, Curry will receive $45 million, which means Wanamaker’s salary is just 5% of what the son of NBA star Dell Curry will make before hitting free agency in 2022, Spotrac reported.

His addition is believed to soften the blow of losing All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson for the season. While Wanamaker is no Thompson, he is still a serviceable guard who averaged 6.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 19.3 minutes per game as part of the Boston Celtics, per NBC Sports.

On the other hand, getting him off the market means flexibility on the Warriors’ end. They cannot go after the big names in the market because they are also preparing to splurge in the near future, especially with the availability of Giannis Antetokounmpo looming on the horizon.

The Warriors will still have to pay the luxury tax bill, but using the disabled player exception or taxpayer mid-level exception on Wanamaker will solve their salary woes for now. When compared to his productions and veteran smarts on the court, Wanamaker’s pay seems like a steal.

Wanamaker’s $2.25 million salary for one year is actually an improvement on the deal he had with the Celtics. According to a separate report from Spotrac, he only made $2.1 million in the two years he played for Boston. But despite this, he showed what he can do on the court, and it caught the attention of scouts at Golden State.

Fans are beginning to worry that the championship window for the Warriors is quickly closing. Curry and Thompson are not getting younger and are locked up in long-term deals. With injuries piling up, the toll of the title run in recent years could have finally caught up with them.

Sooner or later, the Warriors need to rebuild via trades or draft picks. While the team awaits Thompson’s return, they will have to rely on getting veterans on minimum contracts to bolster the lineup.